Jeremy Bowen presents a quartet of special reports that examine all sides of the Middle East conflict as Israel celebrates its 50th anniversary. Yehuda Amichai , Israel's national poet, reflects on his life in Jerusalem and how the battle over territory has developed since he helped to fight for independence in 1948. David Sells investigates the escalating violence between the liberals and the ultra-orthodox Haredim Jews, which centres on whether the country's archaeological sites should be disturbed. From the West Bank, Jeremy Bowen meets a family of settlers on a permanent state of alert, and Julie Flint chronicles the plight of a dispossessed Palestinian familyforwhom the peace deal means having to work illegally.